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8 U.S.C. § 1432 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–395, title I, § 103(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1632

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8 U.S.C. § 1432 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–395, title I, § 103(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1632

### Statutory Notes Section, acts June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 321, 66 Stat. 245; Pub. L. 95–417, § 5, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 918; Pub. L. 97–116, § 18(m), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1620; Pub. L. 99–653, § 15, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3658; Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(l), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2618, related to conditions for automatic citizenship of children born outside the United States of alien parents. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective 120 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 104 of Pub. L. 106–395, set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendment note under [section 1431 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1431&num=0&edition=prelim).

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### Statutory Notes Section, acts June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 321, 66 Stat. 245; Pub. L. 95–417, § 5, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 918; Pub. L. 97–116, § 18(m), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1620; Pub. L. 99–653, § 15, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3658; Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(l), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2618, related to conditions for automatic citizenship of children born outside the United States of alien parents. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective 120 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 104 of Pub. L. 106–395, set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendment note under [section 1431 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1431&num=0&edition=prelim).

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8 U.S.C. § 1431 — Children born outside the United States and lawfully admitted for permanent residence; conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired

**(a) In general** A child born outside of the United States automatically becomes a citizen of the United States when all of the following conditions have been fulfilled: (1) At least one parent of the child is a citizen of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization. (2) The child is under the age of eighteen years. (3) The child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence. **(b) Adoption** Subsection (a) shall apply to a child adopted by a United States citizen parent if the child satisfies the requirements applicable to adopted children under [section 1101(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad** Subsection (a)(3) is deemed satisfied in the case of a child who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States if— (1) the child is residing in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent who is— (A) stationed and residing abroad as an employee of the Government of the United States; or (B) residing abroad in marital union with an employee of the Government of the United States who is stationed abroad; or (2) the child is— (A) residing in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent who is— (i) stationed and residing abroad as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (ii) authorized to accompany and reside abroad with a member of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the member’s official orders, and is so accompanying and residing abroad with the member in marital union; and (B) authorized to accompany such member and

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8 U.S.C. § 1101 — Definitions

**(a)** As used in this chapter— (1) The term “administrator” means the official designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to [section 1104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1104/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The term “advocates” includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in. (3) The term “alien” means any person not a citizen or national of the United States. (4) The term “application for admission” has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa. (5) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States. (6) The term “border crossing identification card” means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification card is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien. (7) The term “clerk of court” means a clerk of a naturalization court. (8) The terms “Commissioner” and “Deputy Commissioner” mean the Co

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8 U.S.C. § 1432 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–395, title I, § 103(a),

Page 497 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1433 (A) stationed and residing abroad as an employee of the Government of the United States; or (B) residing abroad in marital union with an employee of the Government of the United States who is stationed abroad; or (2) the child is— (A) residing in the legal and physical cus- tody of a citizen parent who is— (i) stationed and residing abroad as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (ii) authorized to accompany and reside abroad with a member of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the member’s official orders, and is so ac- companying and residing abroad with the member in marital union; and (B) authorized to accompany such member and reside abroad with the member pursuant to the member’s official orders, and is so ac- companying and residing with the member. (d) Name and birth date A Certificate of Citizenship or other Federal document issued or requested to be amended under this section shall reflect the child’s name and date of birth as indicated on a State court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar State vital records document issued by the child’s State of residence in the United States after the child has been adopted or readopted in that State. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 320, 66 Stat. 245; Pub. L. 95–417, § 4, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 917; Pub. L. 97–116, § 18(m), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1620; Pub. L. 99–653, § 14, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3657; Pub. L. 100–525, §§ 8(l), 9(w), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2618, 2621; Pub. L. 106–395, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1631; Pub. L. 113–74, § 2, Jan. 16, 2014, 127 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 116–133, § 2(a), Mar. 26, 2020, 134 Stat. 274.

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